On December 8th, we had the lovely opportunity to learn how to make a foiled card with Dawn from Therm O Web! If you’re not sure you’ve heard of Therm O Web, you’re probably familiar with their Deco Foil sheets (among other adhesive products)! We had a wonderful time playing with this Deco Foil on our cards.

Dawn brought a lovely package of materials for us to do our make and take, and the card was so fun and easy to put together. See that circle with “Let it snow” written on it? That was printed with a laser printer, and laser ink works with Deco Foil. Note: you must use laser ink. Foils do not work with an inkjet printer.

Behold! All you need to adhere the foil to the ink is a laminator machine. Run it through…

It came out perfectly!

You can also stick the foil to glue from Therm O Web’s Deco Foil adhesive pens. We drew stars and snowflakes inside the cards, added the foil, and boom:

Easy as pie! Using the adhesive pens and bits of foil is such a great way to add a bit of interest to any blank spot on a card, scrapbook layout, or any paper craft.

Die cutting the circles gave us, of course, perfect circles, and also added some lovely layers to our card.

Here is what some of our staff had to say:

I sent this card to my friend, and she was shocked that I made it myself. This card was easy to make, yet it looked like it was made by a professional. -Beth Ann Morely, Editor

“I’m not the craftiest person, but using the Therm O Web products to create such a beautiful seasonal card was easy! I love the way the finished product looks. The different colors and textures make the card unique and unlike anything you’d see in a greeting card store.The hardest part of the process was deciding who would be the lucky recipient of such a stunning handmade card!” – Kathryn Abrams, Editor

“I love the look of homemade cards, but I hadn’t done much paper crafting before. It was great to learn a new skill while trying out Therm O Web’s products. I especially liked using the Deco Foil – it made the cards look so festive and fun.Plus, I got to take home a beautiful holiday card at the end!” – Natalie Taylor, Editor

“It was so much fun having Therm O Web in the office. Not only was the card that we made beautiful, it was surprisingly easy to create! Even some of our editors with minimal craft experience created something truly stunning. As a company, we welcome any opportunity to step away from our computers for an hour or two and explore our creative side as a group. It’s an added bonus when we get to play around with the products that we write about on a daily basis, and get to know the faces behind the names of our company contacts!” – Jenny Benoit, Managing Editor

Clearly we had a great time!

Want to make your own lovely card using pretty foils? Check out some of our favorite Therm O Web tutorials below:

I love Iris Paper Folding! It is fun and relaxing, plus it’s a great way to use up leftover scrapbooking paper. This Christmas tree pattern is easy if you have not tried Iris Paper Folding before. You can create a couple of styles with all of the same pattern/color of paper in one area or alternate them to create another look for your handmade card. If you’re looking for fun paper crafts for the holidays, then a beautiful handmade card is a great option!

The countdown has begun…only 100 more days until Christmas! Time to start prepping your gift list and checking it twice. It’s also the perfect time to get started crafting up some holiday cards so you’re not rushed to make them as the holidays quickly creep closer and closer.

Since we’re all in a rush with our holiday crafting, it helps so much when all the materials we need are gathered up for us in one convenient kit…which is why I LOVE this 12 Days of Christmas paper pack from Docrafts. With everything you need to make beautiful cards, gift wrap, scrapbook layouts and more, this collection has already made my Christmas crafting that much easier.

Containing die cuts, stamps, craft tape, 12×12 papers, and a collection of stunning 3D pop-up Christmas cards, the 12 Days of Christmas collection is inspired by the popular holiday tune of the same name, with the motif running through all products in this collection. We had so much fun playing with this assortment and couldn’t wait to share some of our ideas with you! We’re also giving YOU the chance to win this entire collection so you can craft up some of your own Christmas goodies! Scroll on down for more information on how to enter to win!

We also wanted to challenge some of the bloggers on our Design Team to create some original projects with this paper pack. The wonderful Michele Kovack of Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker took us up on our challenge and here’s what she created. Aren’t these just beautiful?!

Here’s a closer look at two of these stunning gift bags…

In addition to the 12 Days of Christmas paper pack, Michele also used her Silhouette, some colorful ribbon, mini jingle bells, string, and ink to create these cute gift bags. These would make adorable stocking stuffers or could even be used to create your very own 12 Days of Christmas advent calendar.

All the pieces in this kit coordinate so nicely together and can help even the busiest of crafters create amazing cards and decorations in no time flat. Want to learn more about how you can win this awesome paper pack?

GIVEAWAY!

All you need to do is head on over to the giveaway page and register to win! You have until September 30th to enter, and you can enter to win once a day…so the more you return, the greater your chances of winning this awesome paper pack! Good luck!

We want to know! What would you make with this awesome paper pack collection?

This FaveCrafts holiday kit features 3 projects you can make with a Creative Imaginations Holiday Scrapbook Kit from our partner site, www.crafterMania.com. The kit is available for 50% off, but only for a short time. Here are just 3 example projects that could be made, but there are endless possibilities:

Full Project Tutorials

Welcome to day 20 of our special National Craft Month celebration. As usual, we’ve got another Project of the Day tutorial and a chance to win another crafty prize! Don’t forget to keep staying tuned in to the blog for more craft tutorials and more chances to win. We’re going to be sharing 11 more […]